Bed-rail fastener



May 26, 1925. 1,539,503

E. D. PARRISH BED RAIL FASTENER Filed May 8. 1924 FIG 1 s Patented May 26, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,539,503 rari-sar @EPIC-E.

ENOCH D. PARRISHJ F HARRIS'NVLLLE, MISSOURI.

BED-RAIL FASTENER.

Apjnmationy and nay S,

To lalt 1li/0m t 'may concern:

Be it known that I, ENooH D. IAnmsn, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Harrisonville, in the county of Cass and State of Missouri, have invented cert-ain new and useful Improvements in ed-lail Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates yto new and useful improvements in bed rail fasteners.

2in important object of the invention is to provide a bed rail fastener Which Will permit the said rail to be reversed for adapting the same for supporting either slats or spring mattresses.

A further object of the invention is to overcome the trouble and inconvenience of having to disconnect the bed rail by employing a hammer or other striking implement for disconnecting the same with the result that when the bed rail is knocked loose, it usually is entirely disconnected from the bed post carrying fastener and is permitted to fall to the floor.

Other objects and advantages of the invention Will be apparent during the course of the`folloiving description.

.ln the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed for designating like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a side elevational vieW of a bed rail shown in position for supporting slats and having the improved fastener carried thereby and arranged in operative position in respect to a bed post illustrated in dotted lines, Y

Figure 2 is a top plan view of Fig. 1,

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional vienT taken upon line III-III of Fig. l,

Figure et is a detail elevational view and shoivs the bed rail arranged for supporting spring mattresses or the like,

Figure 5 is a detail elevational view of a portion of the fastener' embodying` this invention, and

Figure 6 is a top plan view of Fig. 5.

In the' dra\ving, vvherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of this invention, the numeral 5 designatesa bed post having the female fastener element (5 suitably connected thereto. This fastener element- 6 is provided with a conventional form of tapered socket 7.

The numeral 8 designates a side railvvhich is formed from an angle iron and is adapt- 'crosses oneend of the bore 11 1924. serial No. 711,804.`

with the upper and lovver faces '12 and 13 of the block by means of the longitudinally offset holes 14 and 15 which are arranged inthe samel'ongitudinal plane. The flat end WalllG of this head is formed Vwith a vertically extending pocket 17 y `Which and is yof the same Width as the said bore.

In Figs. 5 and 6 there is shown a tapered plug' 18 which is formed integrally lWit-lila plate 19 having projecting from its opposit'e face an integrally formed stud 2O of square cross-sectional formation. This stud 20 is provided with a series of longitudinally spaced wells 21 which enter the said stud from the top face thereof.

The manner of connecting the reversible side rail 8 to the post 5 is as follovvsz It Will be apparent from Figs. 1 and 2' that the tapered plug 18 is adapted for being received Within the tapered socket 7 formed in the fastener 6 carried by the post 5. This plug, due to its fo-rmation, Will alkWays'position the stud 2O with the Wells 21 entering the same from its top surface. In Figs. 1 to 4L inclusive the side rail 8 with its head 10' are shown as being connected to the unitary structure illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 by having the stud 20 positioned Within the ybore 1'1of the head 10. It Will be apparent that the head 10 may be positioned upon. the stud 20 either With the 'rail 8 arranged as shown in Figs. 1 to '3 inclusive for supporting slats or as sho-Wn in Fig. 4 for supporting spring mattresses. vThese four figures illustrate the reversibility of this side rail 8. By inspecting Fig. 1, it will be seenv that the opening 15 formed in the head 10 Will be arranged in aXial alinement With the outer Well 21 formed in the stud 20. ln Fig. 4, it will be seen that the opening 14 formed in the head l0 will be arranged in axial alinement With the inner well 21 of the stud 20. The pinV 22 is proi vided for being inserted in the alined opening and well for the purpose of retaining the head 10 positioned with the stud Y2O residing Within tliebore 11. pose of preventing this pin 22 from being lost,v an eye portion 23 is formed in the head For the pur-` thereof and is adapted to be connected to 'an eye 24 ormed rn the upper endv of the tapered plug 18 by vmeans'of the chain 25,

It will now be apparent that the'side rail 8V may be rigidly connected to the post 5 by means of the various elements'fabove -reerred Yto andV that the rail 8 may be arranged for supporting either slats or spring 'mattresses.V

'Having thus.

described the invention, I

lgn a device offtlietype described, a .post

y having. asoicketed fastener element carried f bore formed.: therein," lOl-.lgtudnally Space-fl thereby, a side raih a head secured to said raill andhavng `2LA longitudinally extending holes extendingifroni opposite sides thereof inwardly to said bore. and a vertically extending pocket formed `1n the'outer face .thereof extendingin.the'direet-on o'f the said holes, a taperedv plug received inthe Socket of said fastener element, a plate'received 1n the vertlca-l pocket and Vformed 1nsaid bore and having ai pair of spaced wells enteringthe same vfrom one face thereof, said studbe'ing integralvvith'said4 plate,

'fsaid Wells being positioned in axial aline mentV wit h eith`er`one or the other ot' .said holes Ainthe head Whenthe vstud is received Within said bore,a removable pin receivable l,

in the alined hole and Well for retaining said stud in theV bore 'of said' head,A and a Vsection of' chain connected ftjo said tapered plug andV removable pin for preventing :the latter from becoming separated from the plug.Y `Y Y Y ,f

` In testimony WhereofI` affix my signature.

` `ENocrI YD, ,Ppi-mainser?v tegrally with Said plug, a stud received in l Y 

